Chapter 6 of The Dead-Line is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Dead-Line is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hashknife smiled and shook his head. “No, I don’t reckon we will, sheriff. We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.” “——, it’s a free country, gents.” “Too —— much so,” grinned Sleepy.
Chapter 6 of The Dead-Line is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “gent” — informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading ““——, it’s a free country, gents.””
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading ““Too —— much so,” grinned Sleepy.”
to some (great or small) extent
From this reading “We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.””
move around slowly and aimlessly
From this reading “We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.””
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.””
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading ““No, I don’t reckon we will, sheriff.”
ready to fall asleep
From this reading ““Too —— much so,” grinned Sleepy.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.””
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In this reading ““——, it’s a free country, gents.””
In this reading “We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hashknife smiled and shook his head.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “——, it’s a free country, gents.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I don’t reckon we will, sheriff.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “——, it’s a free country, gents.”
plural of “gent” — informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading “——, it’s a free country, gents.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “Too —— much so,” grinned Sleepy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hashknife smiled and shook his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Hashknife smiled and shook his head.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hashknife smiled and shook his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I don’t reckon we will, sheriff.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “——, it’s a free country, gents.”
to some (great or small) extent
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
move around slowly and aimlessly
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Too —— much so,” grinned Sleepy.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I don’t reckon we will, sheriff.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “No, I don’t reckon we will, sheriff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “No, I don’t reckon we will, sheriff.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Hashknife smiled and shook his head.
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “Too —— much so,” grinned Sleepy.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Hashknife smiled and shook his head.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Too —— much so,” grinned Sleepy.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “No, I don’t reckon we will, sheriff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
during the time that
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “No, I don’t reckon we will, sheriff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We was takin’ a vacation, by ridin’ that cattle-train East; but that idea got ruined, so we’ll kinda mope around here for a while instead—if yuh don’t mind.”
Chapter 6 of The Dead-Line by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 6 holds 402 sentences of The Dead-Line, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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